A tour sells seats, not appointments, and that changes everything. A departure has a capacity, it fills one or two or six people at a time, it needs paying up front so no-shows do not sink the trip, and half the calendar only runs in season. Run that on a spreadsheet and an inbox and you will oversell a boat, undersell a slow Tuesday, and lose the walk-up who could not book on their phone. We set Vancouver tour and experience operators up with one system that sells seats, caps departures, and takes payment in advance.
Techalyst builds and sets up booking and billing software for tour and experience operators across Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.
One system, built for seats and departures
- Guests book a number of seats on a departure on your own page, priced per person, with the capacity respected.
- Each departure has its own time, capacity and price, and closes automatically when it is full.
- Payment is taken up front, so a booked seat is a paid seat and no-shows do not cost you the trip.
- Seasonal availability, blackout dates and cut-off times are all yours to set.
- Group and private bookings are handled alongside regular public departures.
Run one experience or a whole catalogue of them, each with its own schedule and capacity.
Then we extend it into the rest
Because we build the software, booking is only the base. We grow it into everything an operator needs, under your own brand:
- A website that shows your experiences and takes bookings directly, no commission to a marketplace.
- A customer area for their bookings, waivers and rebooking.
- An online store for gift experiences, add-ons and merch.
- A branded mobile app so guests book from their phone and you check them in from yours.
Start with seat booking and payment, add the rest as you grow.
Your business, not a monthly rental
Tour marketplaces take a cut of every seat and keep your customer list. The setup we build sells direct on your own page, keeps your guests and your revenue yours, and has no per-booking commission climbing as you sell more.
Built for Vancouver
Vancouver runs on visitors, from Stanley Park and Gastown walking tours to whale watching, brewery crawls, seaplane trips and food tours. The operators who win are the ones a guest can book on their phone the moment they decide, without handing a marketplace a cut. Selling seats direct, capping each departure, and taking payment up front are what fill the calendar in season and protect it from no-shows. We build that for you.
Frequently asked questions
Can I cap the number of seats per departure?
Yes. Each departure has its own capacity and closes when it is full.
Is payment taken up front?
Yes. Guests pay when they book, so a booked seat is paid and no-shows do not cost you the trip.
Can I set seasonal availability and blackout dates?
Yes. Seasons, blackout dates and cut-off times are all yours to set.
Can I take private and group bookings too?
Yes. Group and private bookings run alongside your public departures.